EP1554010A4 - Multi-mode crystal oscillator system selectively configurable to minimize power consumption or noise generation - Google Patents

Multi-mode crystal oscillator system selectively configurable to minimize power consumption or noise generation

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EP1554010A4
EP1554010A4 EP03773172A EP03773172A EP1554010A4 EP 1554010 A4 EP1554010 A4 EP 1554010A4 EP 03773172 A EP03773172 A EP 03773172A EP 03773172 A EP03773172 A EP 03773172A EP 1554010 A4 EP1554010 A4 EP 1554010A4
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power consumption
crystal oscillator
noise generation
minimize power
oscillator system
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Gregory Jay Delmann
John C Gord
Paul D Derocco
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Alfred E Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
Alfred E Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering of USC
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03LAUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES
    • H03L7/00Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S323/00Electricity: power supply or regulation systems
    • Y10S323/911Medical electronics
EP03773172A 2002-10-24 2003-10-06 Multi-mode crystal oscillator system selectively configurable to minimize power consumption or noise generation Expired - Lifetime EP1554010B1 (en)

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US280841 2002-10-24
US10/280,841 US6959217B2 (en) 2002-10-24 2002-10-24 Multi-mode crystal oscillator system selectively configurable to minimize power consumption or noise generation
PCT/US2003/031634 WO2004038908A2 (en) 2002-10-24 2003-10-06 Multi-mode crystal oscillator system selectively configurable to minimize power consumption or noise generation

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EP1554010A4 true EP1554010A4 (en) 2011-03-23
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